Yukion woke up to the front door slamming shut. He groaned and slowly slid out of his bed onto the floor. The cold hard wood panels struck Yukion's back and he groaned in pain. The soft blanket not helping to soften the blow. Yukion untangled himself from his blanket and sat up. He quickly rubbed at his eyes in an attempt to wake himself up more.

Yukion trudged down the hall towards the kitchen; in search of something to eat. When he entered the kitchen however he was surprised to see Pebble glaring at Daigo, who was beside him. Yukion had no idea what was going on and it seemed that Daigo was just as lost as he was. Yukion watched as his best friend tried to talk calmly to his obviously agitated boyfriend. He made eye contact with the unfamiliar figure that was huddled behind Pebble. Yukion tilted his head in confusion, hoping that the figure would provide some information. However the figure seemed to have other ideas as it just turned back towards the quarrelling couple

"We really need to wake Yukion up!" Pebble growled out at Daigo. "It's important!" Daigo frowned.

"I can't wake him up. The guys gotta get some sleep!" Daigo growled back. "You can't just bring some random into our house and expect us to do whatever you want!"

Yukion decided to step in before things got out of control.

"No need to wake me up." He spoke sleepily. "Your shouting already did it." He stared blankly at the couple. He could see the embarrassment clear on their faces. Yukion then pointed to the stranger. "Whose this?"

The figure jumped at the sudden attention that was placed on it.

"I-I uh I'm uh umm...." It started.

"That's Luka." Pebble spoke before the figure could introduce himself. "He's one of my colleagues."

Yukion stared at the man. He hadn't seen him before, although Yukion wasn't one to pay attention to the workers at a store. Yukion shrugged and walked over to the fridge. Pebble was most likely gonna go on a long rant and explanation, so he needed something to entertain himself while the meltdown happened.

Yukion pulled out an apple. He took a rather large bite and sat on the bench. He was sure that the door slam had been Yuri, heading off before the arguments started.

"Yukion you're still in contact with them right." Pebble stopped glaring at his boyfriend and instead turned on Yukion.

Yukion raised his eyebrows and stopped shovelling food into his mouth.

"Who?" he asked innocently. He prayed that Pebble would take the hint and just drop the subject. Unfortunately for Yukion, Pebble ignored the prayers and hints.

"The gang." Pebble put his hands on his hips in an attempt to intimidate Yukion. It would have worked if it wasn't for the fact that the irritated young man was now shorter than Yukion due to the added height of the bench. Yukion looked down on Pebble's scowling face from atop his perch and frowned. He hadn't been in contact with 'the gang' in a while. He had planned to keep it that way.

Yukion shrugged, shovelled more food into his mouth, and turned away from Pebble. He had hoped that this more obvious hint would help discourage Pebble from continuing with the topic.

"You know exactly who I'm talking about Yukion!" Pebble crossed his arms over his chest and glared further.

Yukion continued to turn away from his friend and instead chose to look at the people outside. The young woman walking her dog. The old couple that were walking after a litter of young children. The birds who flitted from tree to tree. Yukion was brought back to reality with a downward yank to his t-shirt. Yukion's head turned too quickly for his liking and became face to face with a very angry friend.

"Yukion." Pebble spoke calmly. The rage could be seen in Pebble's eyes and his voice held hidden malice. Yukion couldn't run away from the situation any further. Pebble was not going to let him go until he got what he wanted. Yukion gulped.

"Y-yeah." Yukion spoke quietly, hoping that Pebble would let go of his shirt so that he could sit up properly. Unfortunately, for Yukion, Pebble brought him closer to his face. Yukion held onto Pebble's shoulders in an attempt to keep himself from falling from his perch.

"Good." Pebble spoke again, glaring intently at Yukion, looking for any sign that he would run away. Deciding that there was no such intention, Pebble let go of Yukion's shirt after pulling the man off the countertop.

"I need you to help Luka out." Pebble spoke with no intention of allowing Yukion to reject the statement.

Yukion thought of 'the gang'. The gang consisted of a partnership between three small local gangs. Yukion had accidently stumbled into a fight between the three chaotic groups on his way to school. They had blocked every exit in their scuffle, and Yukion had been forced to neutralise the chaos in order for him to leave on time for school. Yukion wasn't sure how he had done it. To him, all he was doing was shoving people out the way or punching people so that they would back away from his school supplies.

These actions had prompted the leaders of the groups to notice him and take interest. They had each offered him a spot in their respective groups. Yukion had denied their offerings and continued on his way to school. The three leaders chased him all the way there and only left him alone when he entered the school building.

Yukion thought back to that moment. Pebble bringing up that group of ruffians meant that this guy, Luka, was affiliated with some sort of gang. Yukion didn't want to get involved in anything to do with any more gangs and so decided on the same answer he had given the three gang leaders. He turned to his angry friend and smiled. Pebble smiled back assuming that Yukion was going to assist Luka.

"No."